Clothing manufacture accessory

ABSTRACT

A prefabricated loop and the like comprising a length of tape or the like and a length of fine thread, extruded plastic filament or the like looped and with its ends secured to the tape.

United States Patent cLo'rn Nc MANUFACTURE ACCFSSORY 2 Claims, 2 DrawingFigs.

7 U.S. Cl"; 2/271 Int. Cl A4ld 27/22 Field of Search 2/271, 188;

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Ovington Rehfuss.... CheldinDoederlein Gaines Rhodes Primary Examiner-Alfred R. GuestAttorney-Holman, & Stern 139/385 139/385 X 112/409X 112/409X ll2/409XABSTRACT: A prefabricated loop and the like comprising a length of tapeor the like and a length of fine thread, extruded plastic filament orthe like looped and with its ends secured to the tape.

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CLOTHING MANUFACTURE ACCESSORY I BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION SUMMARY OFTHE INVENTION The present invention consists in a prefabricated loop foruse in making dresses and the like, comprising a length oftape or thelike, and a length of fine thread of extruded plastic monofilament orthe like, looped and with its ends secured to the tape.

A plurality of such loops may be provided along the length of the tapeon one or both sides formed from a single length of thread, monofilamentor the like or from separate lengths.

To obtain separate prefabricated loop structures the tape may be cuttransversely (and, in the case of loops on both sides, alsolongitudinally).

In use the prefabricated loops are placed in position so that the normalstitching operation secures the tape with the loop projecting where itis required.

The invention will be further described with reference to an embodimentshown by way of example in the accompanying drawing. wherein:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is an enlarged view of part ofatape having a plurality of loops, and

FIG. 2 shows part of a garment having two prefabricated loops hung on ahanger.

, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In FIG. I, a length of tape 1 isformed from a plurality of warp threads 2 and a continuous weftmonofilament 3 of e.g. nylon or terylene. As can be seen from FIG. I aloop 4 is formed by drawing the weft 3 laterally out of the side of thetape 1 during the weaving of the tape. The loops 4 may be drawn out ofone side or both sides of the tape 1.

Preferably, the extruded monofilament is ofa transparent or translucentnature so that it takes up the color of the dress or the like materialand is substantially invisible in use.

In use, the tape is cut along the lines A-A of FIG. 1 and the piece oftape la having a loop 4 is sewn inside a garment. In

FIG. 2, two such pieces of tape have been sewn into the shoulders 5 ofajdress 6. The loops 4 are normally hidden inside the shoulders of thedress when it is being worn. When the dress is hung on a clothes hanger7, the loops 4 are slipped over the hanger hook 8 and thus prevent theshoulders 5 sliding off the hanger 4.

In order to form a belt loop, the piece of tape la is sewn inside theseam of the garment, e.g. a dress, or trousers, so that the tape is heldin the seam and the loops hang on the outside of the garment.Alternatively, the loop 4 is pulled through the garment by means of aneedle or hook so that the monofilament-thread loop projects from thegarment and is retained tothe garment by the tape.

In order to form a hanging-up loop," the piece of tape la is sewn insidethe top of the back, or in the collar of the garment.

Various other methods of manufacturing prefabricated loops are possible.

Thus, in one further method an extruded plastic monofilament of,say,-nylon, is zigzagged across a tape, which may also be of nylon, toform two parallel rows of loops in staggered relation. A second tape,which may also be of nylon, is placed along the first-mentioned tapeacross the zigzagged monofilament and is heat sealed or welded theretoby some form of heating means. The welded tapes may be then cutlongitudinally by a heat or mechanical cutting operation to provide aseries of loops which may bese'parated as desired.

Alternatively, the individual ends of the thread or monofilament may besecured to the tape by sewing.

The thread or monofilament could also be lockor chainstitched along thelongitude of the tape with spaced loops drawn out at the side.

The loops may also be made in the fiber or monofilament by means of aknotting operation to produce a series of loops or to manufacture thesingle loops (similar in shape to an elastic band) which may beincorporated into the article at the position required either bystitching or welding or the such like.

The use of the prefabricated loops need not be confined to clothing. Forexample, the prefabricated loops could be used for hanging curtains.

I claim:

1. In a garment body covering provided with an opening, at least twotape segments, each segment having a loop, means securing each tapesegment to the inner face of the garment materialadjacent the opening,with the tape segments being approximately diametrically opposed acrossthe opening, and the loops being of such length as to contact oneanother in the center of the opening whereby the loops may be placedover the hook element of a garment hanger to prevent the garment slidingoff the hanger.

2. The garment as claimed in claim 1 in which each tape segment includesa length of woven material and said loop constitutes the weft of thetape segment.

1. In a garment body covering provided with an opening, at least twotape segments, each segment having a loop, means securing each tapesegment to the inner face of the garment material adjacent the opening,with the tape segments being approximately diametrically opposed acrossthe opening, and the loops being of such length as to contact oneanother in the center of the opening whereby the loops may be placedover the hook element of a garment hanger to prevent the garment slidingoff the hanger.
 2. The garment as claimed in claim 1 in which each tapesegment includes a length of woven material and said loop constitutesthe weft of the tape segment.